83 FR 34592 - Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 140 (July 20, 2018)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 140 (July 20, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-15528 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 140 (Friday, July 20, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 34592-34593] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-15528] [[Page 34592]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [60Day-18-18AJJ; Docket No. CDC-2018-0056] Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ACTION: Notice with comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of US Large Animal Veterinarians Concerning Common Veterinary Infection Control Measures When Working with Animal Obstetric Cases. The goals of this survey are to better describe veterinarians' current knowledge of zoonotic infectious diseases that cause abortion in large animals, determine common veterinary infection control practices when working up obstetric cases, and identify common barriers to personal protective equipment use. DATES: CDC must receive written comments on or before September 18, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. CDC-2018- 0056 by any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Mail: Jeffrey Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329. Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket Number. CDC will post, without change, all relevant comments to Regulations.gov. Please note: Submit all comments through the Federal eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the address listed above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact Jeffrey Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each new proposed collection, each proposed extension of existing collection of information, and each reinstatement of previously approved information collection before submitting the collection to the OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, we are publishing this notice of a proposed data collection as described below. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that will help: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and 4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submissions of responses. 5. Assess information collection costs. Proposed Project Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of U.S. Large Animal Veterinarians Concerning Common Veterinary Infection Control Measures When Working with Animal Obstetric Cases--New ICR--National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Background and Brief Description Veterinarians are particularly at risk of contracting zoonotic infectious diseases due to their close proximity to animals, especially during times of injury or illness. Some veterinarians may be unaware of recommended personal protection measures or opt not to participate in measures that would decrease their risk of contracting a zoonotic disease (Wright et al. 2008). In 1977, a survey conducted of 1182 veterinarians showed that approximately 43% of the respondents had contracted an infectious zoonotic disease (Schnurrenberger & Martin 1977). Today, this elevated zoonotic disease risk persists; the seroprevalence of Q fever in U.S. veterinarians is 22% (Whitney, Massung, et al. 2009) and the seroprevalance of leptospirosis is 2.5% (Whitney, Ailes, et al. 2009). Within the veterinary profession, large animal practitioners might have an increased risk of occupational exposure to infectious zoonotic diseases for many reasons, including decreased biosecurity measures available in the field and the limited space available on a mobile practice for PPE. The goals of this study are to establish veterinarians' knowledge of zoonotic infectious disease, identify veterinarians' attitudes towards zoonotic infectious disease and personal risk, and determine practices to decrease personal risk of infection. By identifying knowledge gaps in personal protective equipment (PPE) use, transmission risk factors, and disease identification/diagnosis, we aim to determine the best methods for education of veterinarians on relevant abortion- associated zoonotic infectious diseases. The purpose of this study is to better describe veterinarians' current knowledge of zoonotic diseases that cause abortion in large animals, determine common veterinary infection control practices when working up obstetric cases, and identify common barriers to PPE use. In order to develop effective messaging strategies, a deeper understanding of the attitudes and barriers to PPE use is needed. The information collected will be used to improve and enhance zoonotic disease education and PPE guidance targeted to veterinarians. The estimated annual burden hours are 125. There is no cost to respondents other than their time. [[Page 34593]] Estimated Annualized Burden Hours ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Average burden Type of respondents Form name Number of responses per per response Total burden respondents respondent (in hours) (in hours) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Veterinarian.................. ................ 500 1 15/60 125 --------------------------------------------------------------- Total..................... ................ .............. .............. .............. 125 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffrey M. Zirger, Acting Chief, Information Collection Review Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office of the Associate Director for Science, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To Background and Brief Description
HUMAN SERVICES request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of Veterinarians are particularly at risk
Centers for Disease Control and the information collection plan and of contracting zoonotic infectious
Prevention instruments, contact Jeffrey Zirger, diseases due to their close proximity to
Information Collection Review Office, animals, especially during times of
[60Day–18–18AJJ; Docket No. CDC–2018– Centers for Disease Control and injury or illness. Some veterinarians
0056] Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS– may be unaware of recommended
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: personal protection measures or opt not
Proposed Data Collection Submitted 404–639–7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov. to participate in measures that would
for Public Comment and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the decrease their risk of contracting a
Recommendations Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) zoonotic disease (Wright et al. 2008). In
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal agencies 1977, a survey conducted of 1182
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health must obtain approval from the Office of veterinarians showed that
and Human Services (HHS). Management and Budget (OMB) for each approximately 43% of the respondents
collection of information they conduct had contracted an infectious zoonotic
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
or sponsor. In addition, the PRA also disease (Schnurrenberger & Martin
SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease requires Federal agencies to provide a 1977). Today, this elevated zoonotic
Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of 60-day notice in the Federal Register disease risk persists; the seroprevalence
its continuing effort to reduce public concerning each proposed collection of of Q fever in U.S. veterinarians is 22%
burden and maximize the utility of information, including each new (Whitney, Massung, et al. 2009) and the
government information, invites the proposed collection, each proposed seroprevalance of leptospirosis is 2.5%
general public and other Federal extension of existing collection of (Whitney, Ailes, et al. 2009). Within the
agencies the opportunity to comment on information, and each reinstatement of veterinary profession, large animal
a proposed and/or continuing previously approved information practitioners might have an increased
information collection, as required by collection before submitting the
risk of occupational exposure to
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. collection to the OMB for approval. To
infectious zoonotic diseases for many
This notice invites comment on a comply with this requirement, we are
reasons, including decreased biosecurity
proposed information collection project publishing this notice of a proposed
data collection as described below. measures available in the field and the
titled Knowledge, Attitudes, and limited space available on a mobile
Practices of US Large Animal The OMB is particularly interested in
comments that will help: practice for PPE.
Veterinarians Concerning Common
Veterinary Infection Control Measures 1. Evaluate whether the proposed The goals of this study are to establish
When Working with Animal Obstetric collection of information is necessary veterinarians’ knowledge of zoonotic
Cases. The goals of this survey are to for the proper performance of the infectious disease, identify
better describe veterinarians’ current functions of the agency, including veterinarians’ attitudes towards
knowledge of zoonotic infectious whether the information will have zoonotic infectious disease and personal
diseases that cause abortion in large practical utility; risk, and determine practices to
animals, determine common veterinary 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the decrease personal risk of infection. By
infection control practices when agency’s estimate of the burden of the identifying knowledge gaps in personal
working up obstetric cases, and identify proposed collection of information, protective equipment (PPE) use,
common barriers to personal protective including the validity of the transmission risk factors, and disease
equipment use. methodology and assumptions used; identification/diagnosis, we aim to
DATES: CDC must receive written
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and determine the best methods for
comments on or before September 18, clarity of the information to be education of veterinarians on relevant
2018. collected; and abortion-associated zoonotic infectious
4. Minimize the burden of the diseases.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, collection of information on those who
identified by Docket No. CDC–2018– are to respond, including through the The purpose of this study is to better
0056 by any of the following methods: use of appropriate automated, describe veterinarians’ current
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: electronic, mechanical, or other knowledge of zoonotic diseases that
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions technological collection techniques or cause abortion in large animals,
for submitting comments. other forms of information technology, determine common veterinary infection
• Mail: Jeffrey Zirger, Information e.g., permitting electronic submissions control practices when working up
Collection Review Office, Centers for of responses. obstetric cases, and identify common
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 5. Assess information collection costs. barriers to PPE use. In order to develop
Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta, effective messaging strategies, a deeper
Georgia 30329. Proposed Project
understanding of the attitudes and
Instructions: All submissions received Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices barriers to PPE use is needed. The
must include the agency name and of U.S. Large Animal Veterinarians information collected will be used to
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Docket Number. CDC will post, without Concerning Common Veterinary improve and enhance zoonotic disease
change, all relevant comments to Infection Control Measures When education and PPE guidance targeted to
Regulations.gov. Working with Animal Obstetric Cases— veterinarians. The estimated annual
Please note: Submit all comments through New ICR—National Center for Emerging burden hours are 125. There is no cost
the Federal eRulemaking portal and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, to respondents other than their time.
(regulations.gov) or by U.S. mail to the Centers for Disease Control and
address listed above. Prevention (CDC).
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ESTIMATED ANNUALIZED BURDEN HOURS
Average
Number of
Number of burden per Total burden
Type of respondents Form name responses per
respondents response (in hours)
respondent (in hours)
Veterinarian ....................................... ........................................................... 500 1 15/60 125
Total ........................................... ........................................................... ........................ ........................ ........................ 125
Jeffrey M. Zirger, recommendations must be submitted in defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
Acting Chief, Information Collection Review any one of the following ways: 1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
Office, Office of Scientific Integrity, Office 1. Electronically. You may send your or requirements that members of the
of the Associate Director for Science, Office comments electronically to http:// public submit reports, keep records, or
of the Director, Centers for Disease Control www.regulations.gov. Follow the provide information to a third party.
and Prevention.
instructions for ‘‘Comment or Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
[FR Doc. 2018–15528 Filed 7–19–18; 8:45 am] Submission’’ or ‘‘More Search Options’’ requires federal agencies to publish a
BILLING CODE 4163–18–P to find the information collection 60-day notice in the Federal Register
document(s) that are accepting concerning each proposed collection of
comments. information, including each proposed
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 2. By regular mail. You may mail extension or reinstatement of an existing
HUMAN SERVICES written comments to the following collection of information, before
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid address: CMS, Office of Strategic submitting the collection to OMB for
Services Operations and Regulatory Affairs, approval. To comply with this
Division of Regulations Development, requirement, CMS is publishing this
[Document Identifier CMS–10675] Attention: Document Identifier/OMB notice.
Control Number ll, Room C4–26–05,
Agency Information Collection Information Collection
7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore,
Activities: Proposed Collection; Maryland 21244–1850. 1. Type of Information Collection
Comment Request To obtain copies of a supporting Request: New Collection of Information
AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & statement and any related forms for the Request; Title of Information Collection:
Medicaid Services, HHS. proposed collection(s) summarized in Evaluation of the CMS Quality
ACTION: Notice. this notice, you may make your request Improvement Organizations: Medication
using one of following: Safety and Adverse Drug Event
SUMMARY: The Centers for Medicare & 1. Access CMS’ website address at Prevention; Use: The purpose of this
Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and- Information Collection Request (ICR) is
an opportunity for the public to Guidance/Legislation/Paperwork to collect data to inform the program
comment on CMS’ intention to collect ReductionActof1995/PRA-Listing.html. evaluation of the Centers for Medicare &
information from the public. Under the 2. Email your request, including your Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the address, phone number, OMB number, Improvement Organizations (QIO)
PRA), federal agencies are required to and CMS document identifier, to current contract known as the 11th
publish notice in the Federal Register Paperwork@cms.hhs.gov. Scope of Work (SOW). The current ICR
concerning each proposed collection of 3. Call the Reports Clearance Office at focuses on evaluating one component of
information (including each proposed (410) 786–1326. the quality improvement activities of
extension or reinstatement of an existing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: the Quality Innovation Network Quality
collection of information) and to allow William Parham at (410) 786–4669. Improvement Organizations (QIN–QIOs)
60 days for public comment on the and is part of a larger evaluation of the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
proposed action. Interested persons are overall impact of the QIO program. This
invited to send comments regarding our Contents ICR aims to assess the QIN–QIO Task
burden estimates or any other aspect of This notice sets out a summary of the which focuses on Medication Safety and
this collection of information, including use and burden associated with the Adverse Drug Event Prevention. For this
the necessity and utility of the proposed following information collections. More evaluation, we are using a mixed-
information collection for the proper detailed information can be found in methods design to compare quality
performance of the agency’s functions, each collection’s supporting statement improvement activities of pharmacists,
the accuracy of the estimated burden, and associated materials (see physicians, and nursing home
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and ADDRESSES). administrators or directors of nursing at
clarity of the information to be nursing homes participating in the QIN–
collected, and the use of automated CMS–10675 Evaluation of the CMS QIO program (participating) with those
collection techniques or other forms of Quality Improvement Organizations: not participating in the QIN–QIO
information technology to minimize the Medication Safety and Adverse Drug program (non-participating).
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information collection burden. Event Prevention As mandated by Sections 1152–1154
DATES: Comments must be received by Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501– of the Social Security Act, CMS directs
September 18, 2018. 3520), federal agencies must obtain the QIO program, which is one of the
ADDRESSES: When commenting, please approval from the Office of Management largest federal programs dedicated to
reference the document identifier or and Budget (OMB) for each collection of improving health quality for Medicare
OMB control number. To be assured information they conduct or sponsor. beneficiaries. QIOs are groups of health
consideration, comments and The term ‘‘collection of information’’ is quality experts, clinicians, and
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| Contact | To request more information on the proposed project or to obtain a copy of the information collection plan and instruments, contact Jeffrey Zirger, Information Collection Review Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone: 404-639-7570; Email: [email protected] | |
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